About Encore
The people a decision affects should be asked before it’s made.
That belief is why Encore exists. It’s made by Passionate Pursuit Design Studio, an independent design studio in Philadelphia.
Why Encore exists
Most decisions start with a few opinions and a guess.
Not because nobody cares what other people think. Because asking properly is hard.
The questions take time to write. The answers come back in five places. The people you most need to hear from are busy, so the asking gets skipped, and the people a decision affects find out about it after it’s made.
Encore is here to make asking the easy part. One link, questions people actually want to answer, and every answer in one place, exactly as they gave it. So the decision starts with what people said, not with a guess about what they’d say.
Only 20 percent of people say their organization excels at decision making. McKinsey, 2019
Who makes it
Made by an independent design studio in Philadelphia.
Encore is made by Passionate Pursuit Design Studio. It was started by Josh Bull, a designer with 14 years of experience. In design, the work starts by asking people what they need. Encore brings that habit to any decision.
Passionate Pursuit Design Studio
The studio behind Encore.
- Founder
- Josh Bull, designer
- Experience
- 14 years in design
- Based in
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Write to us
- hello@encorehq.co
How we make it
What Encore stands for.
Four things we hold to, in every part of Encore.
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Calm for the person asking.
One link to send, every answer in one place as it arrives, and a quiet nudge for anyone who hasn’t finished. Encore never writes a summary over what people said; you read their answers as they gave them.
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Easy, and free, for the people answering.
They open your link and answer on their phone or laptop, in a few minutes. The people you ask never pay, and the links you’ve sent keep working even if you stop.
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Your name on it, not ours.
People are welcomed by you and thanked by you, under your studio’s name, so the conversation is between you and them.
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Private by default.
Only your studio sees your projects and the answers people give, apart from the links you choose to share. You can export everything or delete your account from Settings, and payments go through Polar, so Encore never sees your card.
Ask before you decide.
14 days free. Add a card to start; nothing is charged until the trial ends. Cancel any time from Settings.
Questions, or just want to say hello? Write to hello@encorehq.co.